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Sen. Jon Ossoff

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  • Politics

Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company.

January 23, 2023
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivers a speech after he was elected on the 15th ballot on Jan. 7.

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  • Politics

McCarthy's struggles point to troubles ahead for his office, his party and Congress

The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.

January 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Farm laborers working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020, in Greenfield, Calif.

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  • Politics

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

December 28, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The light of Hanukkah shines in Ukraine

NPR's Scott Simon recounts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's words to a joint session of Congress this week, and how his country has managed to survive, so far, against Russian aggression.

December 24, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Georgia’s Broadband Availability Map shows areas lacking broadband service in light yellow. (courtesy Georgia Broadband Office)

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  • News

Georgia congressional delegation wants more time to ensure accurate broadband maps

The federal government should give Georgia and other states more time to submit corrections to new maps that show where broadband service does not reach, Georgia’s congressional delegation urged in a letter Wednesday.

December 22, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Monday about negotiations on the government spending package.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

December 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Sam Bankman-Fried, then FTX's CEO, appeared before the House Financial Services Committee in December 2021. Its chairwoman, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), says she expects him to testify again soon.

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  • Business

Wringing its hands over FTX's collapse, Washington hopes to prevent more crypto pain

Congress, which has been unable to pass comprehensive crypto legislation, is digging into what happened as regulators try to police the new, mysterious world of virtual currencies with old laws.

November 22, 2022
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  • David Gura
David Ralston - Riley Bunch

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Legislators remember Speaker Ralston; Nancy Pelosi leaves U.S. House leadership

Friday on Political Rewind: Legislators from all walks of life worked with Speaker David Ralston in the legislature. Today, three of them join the show to remember him and think ahead to what his absence will mean for the next session.

 

November 18, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
The White House, as seen on July 30, 2022.

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  • Politics

The White House is asking Congress for another $37.7 billion for Ukraine

Government funding runs out on Dec. 16. The White House wants Congress to add more money for Ukraine and COVID in its next funding packaging.

November 15, 2022
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  • NPR Washington Desk
President Biden walks off stage after speaking at a rally to thank Democrats after the midterm election.

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  • Elections

What the 2022 midterms mean for Biden's presidency

President Biden's job just got tougher. The midterm election results mean Republicans likely will control the House. But there are some political silver linings in divided government.

November 11, 2022
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  • Asma Khalid
Marcus Flowers speaks at a campaign event in Acworth, Ga.

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  • Politics

In Georgia's 14th District, Dems pin hopes on Marcus Flowers to unseat Marjorie Taylor Greene

The 14th Congressional District in Georgia’s northwest corner has been represented by someone who has become a political lightning rod, Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. In response, Democrats have put political newcomer and Army veteran Marcus Flowers on the ballot this year, and they’re hoping an anti-incumbent message will make a difference.

November 01, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
A sign stands at the construction site for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new headquarters in Washington, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018.

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  • Law

Appeals court says financial watchdog agency CFPB's structure is unconstitutional

Three federal appeals court judges appointed by President Trump have ruled that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.

October 20, 2022
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
Then-California Rep. TJ Cox speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019.

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  • Law

Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Solar panels being installed on roof

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  • Politics

Georgia advocates, Democrats hail long-sought climate bill as pivotal

The Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with tax incentives designed to boost solar and wind energy production, speed electric vehicle adoption and help Americans improve their household’s energy efficiency.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Travis McMichael

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Inflation Reduction Act; McMichaels sentencing; ACLU abortion law challenge

Today on Political Rewind: The three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery will face a judge again today. Plus, Sen. Raphael Warnock's push to cap insulin at $35 monthly for everyone is blocked by Republicans. Also, the ACLU's challenge to Georgia's six-week abortion ban heads to court today.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
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